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we have not torn up the nato russia or room declaration. russia is so integrated into your. when the russians talk of nato enlargement is something that is excluded from your. the russians are of the council of europe. and before the crisis there were going to join the economic corporation developed. we are keeping those mechanisms for what it was recalling the future european security open hoping that senator later it would come to their senses and realize they had procured a short term through of nationalist exuberant somehow. >> how the russian president has asserted the right of pressure to intervene. some of the baltic states. is there any doubt who at the fresh surtout invade or even try to destabilize and is an, one of the minimum restates that an article five mutual defense full for the defense for would be the reaction? >> the problem is a big part of the public opinion those knives into this in. >> they could be sure and we need to keep an unambiguous there is still concern. >> the central europe. the of the barnabases if you look at the complex set of strategy it
we have not torn up the nato russia or room declaration. russia is so integrated into your. when the russians talk of nato enlargement is something that is excluded from your. the russians are of the council of europe. and before the crisis there were going to join the economic corporation developed. we are keeping those mechanisms for what it was recalling the future european security open hoping that senator later it would come to their senses and realize they had procured a short term...
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despite the rhetoric, russia can't be because russia is causing the instability. the express concern is cynical and disingenuous and meant only to distract us from the realities playing out before our eyes. i want to focus on one main point. from the outset, the government of the ukraine -- this policy restraint continued after russia subverted crimea, orchestrated and undemocratic separatist vote, invaded crimea and announced to the world it had annexed crimea. while lying about intentions and its presence in crimea every step of the way. as far as the operatives have moved to the homeland. >> day after day, it has shown remarkable almost unimaginable restraint. it has done is this council has asked. it has refrained from military responses to aggression even as they announced it. and yet, in return for the reasonableness, russia has to stabilize, threaten, and terrorize. the same scenario that played itself out as been repeating itself in parts of eastern ukraine. the same sudden appearance of unfamiliar men and new armaments. and the same denials of russian inv
despite the rhetoric, russia can't be because russia is causing the instability. the express concern is cynical and disingenuous and meant only to distract us from the realities playing out before our eyes. i want to focus on one main point. from the outset, the government of the ukraine -- this policy restraint continued after russia subverted crimea, orchestrated and undemocratic separatist vote, invaded crimea and announced to the world it had annexed crimea. while lying about intentions and...
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that is true now for russia. all of the top ceos of the business community and industry have said if that is the case if you decide on that than we will abide by your decisions and the community knows this. although they have envisaged a different kind of relationship. if two years ago you had asked me whether we would discuss such issues today, i would have said that is not very probable. one needs predictability. and one needs certain framework conditions for investments. so, many in the business community -- i cannot talk obviously reliably on their behalf -- but many of them are aware that reliability and the basic acceptance of the european postwar order, namely territorial integrity, is a very important thing and the business community in doing business cannot completely neglect that. they will not be enthusiastically owed -- excepting that but they are open. there are possibilities there. let us work together with russia for the elections taking place in ukraine on may 25 so ukrainians are in a position to
that is true now for russia. all of the top ceos of the business community and industry have said if that is the case if you decide on that than we will abide by your decisions and the community knows this. although they have envisaged a different kind of relationship. if two years ago you had asked me whether we would discuss such issues today, i would have said that is not very probable. one needs predictability. and one needs certain framework conditions for investments. so, many in the...
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doing this for russia, but embracing russia. it was about giving russia a voice.f a say, a place, ready to go forward with nato membership. it was all about repeating those -- were small countries had to [indiscernible] the geography determined your faith or history. for example, one of the reasons nato came about was because some in yourarlier ideas struck the people in going back to the loose league of nations where everybody is used possible for everybody else's security and therefore no one is secure. there was a natural rebellion politically. make is thatant to [indiscernible] that has to be remembered. >> you have been observing all of this and you have talked with all of these people. how much thought was given to potential blowback from russia? point, wasbservation there a sincere desire or at least intention that if russia was involved in a certain way, it could he come part of the community or not? thes it has been indicated, are is a consistent record on the part of nato and beginning with the first visit of the secre
doing this for russia, but embracing russia. it was about giving russia a voice.f a say, a place, ready to go forward with nato membership. it was all about repeating those -- were small countries had to [indiscernible] the geography determined your faith or history. for example, one of the reasons nato came about was because some in yourarlier ideas struck the people in going back to the loose league of nations where everybody is used possible for everybody else's security and therefore no one...
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and russia. go to the side? we shall move back here where they seem to have people with more questions. how much time do we have? back there. >> i am a russian journalist. hearing from my friends who work in germany that the business trinity is against sanctions. community is against sanctions. they do want to go to saint petersburg and take heart in the next meeting. in the next-- art meeting. what do you say to your own community? think -- i do not know if that is the case in any other parts of the world. people who want to do business and that is what the business community is about. -- exactlyong longing for sanctions. some people are also against sanctions against iran. that is true now for russia. theof the top ceos of business community and industry have said if that is the case if you decide on that than we will abide by your decisions and the community knows this. although they have envisaged a different kind of relationship. if two years ago you had asked me whether we would discuss such issues today i
and russia. go to the side? we shall move back here where they seem to have people with more questions. how much time do we have? back there. >> i am a russian journalist. hearing from my friends who work in germany that the business trinity is against sanctions. community is against sanctions. they do want to go to saint petersburg and take heart in the next meeting. in the next-- art meeting. what do you say to your own community? think -- i do not know if that is the case in any other...
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but despite all of its rhetoric, russia can't be, because russia is causing this instability. this express concern is cynical and disingenuous and meant only to distract us from the reality that is playing out before our eyes. today i want to focus on one main point. from the outset the government of ukraine has sought to resolve all issues peacefully. through dialogue both internally and with the russian federation. this policy of restraint continued even after russia sub subverted crimea, orchestrated an undemocratic separatist vote in crimea, invaded crimea and announced to the world it had annexed to crimea while lying about its intentions and even its presence in crimea every step of the way. as its country has been carved up, as foreign operatives have moved into its homeland, asthmases of -- as masses of troops have assembled along its border ukraine has continuously, day after day, shown remarkable, almost unimaginable restraint. it has done, -- it has done as this council has asked, it has implemented its international agreements, it has refrained from military respon
but despite all of its rhetoric, russia can't be, because russia is causing this instability. this express concern is cynical and disingenuous and meant only to distract us from the reality that is playing out before our eyes. today i want to focus on one main point. from the outset the government of ukraine has sought to resolve all issues peacefully. through dialogue both internally and with the russian federation. this policy of restraint continued even after russia sub subverted crimea,...
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the goal is not to punish russia. the goal is to give them an incentive to choose the better course, and that is to resolve these issues diplomatically, and i think we are united on that front. eu,in europe, within the i'm sure there has to be extensive consultations. you have got 28 countries and some are more vulnerable than others to potential russian retaliation, and we have to take those into account. not every country is going to be in exactly the same place, but what has been remarkable is the degree to which all countries agreed that russia has violated international law, violated territorial integrity of a country in europe, and i think there is unanimity that there has to be consequences for that. how we structure these sectoral sanctions, the experts have been working on, and we anticipate that if we have to use them, we can. our preference would be not to have to use them. merkel'snk chancellor leadership on this front. she has been extraordinarily helpful not only in facilitating haspean unionity, but she
the goal is not to punish russia. the goal is to give them an incentive to choose the better course, and that is to resolve these issues diplomatically, and i think we are united on that front. eu,in europe, within the i'm sure there has to be extensive consultations. you have got 28 countries and some are more vulnerable than others to potential russian retaliation, and we have to take those into account. not every country is going to be in exactly the same place, but what has been remarkable...
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and russia is worth by eu-russia trade. there is no substitute for u.s. leadership and we learned that in iran. the european nations did not want to impose sanctions, the u.s. administration and the u.s. congress really put these companies to a choice, do business in iran or the u.s. it was u.s. leadership that allowed sarkozy of france to get the other 27 eu members to do something meaningful. that is what is missing right now. host: carla anne robbins, another headline from "the new york times." peter baker says the sanctions have limited impact. he makes a point that many issues involving russia's economy predates sanctions and even pretty the annexation of crimea. guest: the piece makes two points. one is that the russian economy was slowing to begin with. it was in pretty bad shape. a lot of the impact of the huge amount of capital flight, the drop in the stock market and the value of the ruble, while it might predates sanctions, it began at the time of the crimea crisis because people were expecting sanctions. the market had already factored in the
and russia is worth by eu-russia trade. there is no substitute for u.s. leadership and we learned that in iran. the european nations did not want to impose sanctions, the u.s. administration and the u.s. congress really put these companies to a choice, do business in iran or the u.s. it was u.s. leadership that allowed sarkozy of france to get the other 27 eu members to do something meaningful. that is what is missing right now. host: carla anne robbins, another headline from "the new york...
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russia and we saw this not as a either or but a way bringing russia closer to nato and giving russia a seat at the table and they voice in all of this. so put together the framework which everybody participated and once this was in place then we could go forward with nato membership the it was all about not repeating the 20th century and even 19th century europe where the small countries had to limit their sovereignty and their foreign policy dependence because they were between two large countries. the geography determine your fate our history was bound to be repeated. for example, one of the reasons why nato came about was because somebody -- some of the earlier ideas of confederation in europe struck people as going back to the very loose legal nation's whole collective security of the 1930s where everybody is responsible for everybody else s security and, therefore, nobody is secure. central and eastern european countries there was a natural rebellion politically against that kind of idea of being in a glass or second class citizen zone. the point want to make is, before transpar
russia and we saw this not as a either or but a way bringing russia closer to nato and giving russia a seat at the table and they voice in all of this. so put together the framework which everybody participated and once this was in place then we could go forward with nato membership the it was all about not repeating the 20th century and even 19th century europe where the small countries had to limit their sovereignty and their foreign policy dependence because they were between two large...
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russia has done nothing. instead of working to deescalate the conflict, it is doing the opposite, fueling escalation. russia continues to violate the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine and flagrantly flaunts its commitments under the geneva agreement. the geneva agreement also calls upon the parties to retrain from any violence, intimidation and provocation of action and condemns expressions of reagan administrationism -- racism. clearly both the spirit and letter of this agreement have been breached by russia. in recent days we have seen troubling manifestations against ethnic and religious communities. the distribution of flyers in dansk calling for jews is a chilling reminder of a dark period in european history. while the perpetrators of this onus action one thing is clear -- russia is using anti-semitism as an ingredient in its antiukrainian campaign. perhaps even worse among the russian special forces and agitatagitators are members of e neo-nazi and other anti-semitic groups. jewish membe
russia has done nothing. instead of working to deescalate the conflict, it is doing the opposite, fueling escalation. russia continues to violate the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine and flagrantly flaunts its commitments under the geneva agreement. the geneva agreement also calls upon the parties to retrain from any violence, intimidation and provocation of action and condemns expressions of reagan administrationism -- racism. clearly both the spirit and letter of this...
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sanctions on russia. i look forward to hearing from the status ofout the administration's ongoing discussions with the e.u., as plans within nato to counter russian aggression and reassure our central european and baltic allies. hearingook forward to from miss freidh about the status of existing arms and existing control agreements between the united states and russia. while further arms reduction seem unlikely in the current relieved that'm the united states and russia have continued to implement the new start agreement included by exchanging notifications and on site inspections. exchanges provide much needed stability and predict ability at a time of increasing and uncertainty. i also support the administration's efforts to work n. f. treaties review mechanisms to address concerns may bessian activities inconsistent with its treaty obligations. i strongly supported the decision to cut off defense cooperation with russia. i've consistently called on our european alice to follow suit and to exercise simi
sanctions on russia. i look forward to hearing from the status ofout the administration's ongoing discussions with the e.u., as plans within nato to counter russian aggression and reassure our central european and baltic allies. hearingook forward to from miss freidh about the status of existing arms and existing control agreements between the united states and russia. while further arms reduction seem unlikely in the current relieved that'm the united states and russia have continued to...
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russia understands that. they understand that we as a nation so far has not signify that we are willing to use these economic sanctions in a way that is true the president's own executive order to change the behavior. we are concerned about the direction this is taking. the third thing that this bill would do is that it would harden our non-nato allies. mr. president, i think you know ,here i have recently returned we know that there are numbers of things we need to do as a nation to help then harden their country. this bill lays those things out. area ofussian speaking eastern ukraine, the only whormation that the people are russian speaking in that part of the world is coming from russia. it is a began to. it is talked about things that the u.s. is doing, which we aren't. and the great lines they will have that they're able to annex that part of the world. we need to make sure that the information they're receiving -- there are so many things we can be doing to ensure that ukraine will not destabilize. let
russia understands that. they understand that we as a nation so far has not signify that we are willing to use these economic sanctions in a way that is true the president's own executive order to change the behavior. we are concerned about the direction this is taking. the third thing that this bill would do is that it would harden our non-nato allies. mr. president, i think you know ,here i have recently returned we know that there are numbers of things we need to do as a nation to help then...
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russia that we are serious. two years ago, when we started these conversations, i had different individuals who came to visit my office immediately. the japanese and members of parliament. two years ago. their question was the same. how quickly could beget american natural gas reservoir -- natural gas? how quickly can we get american natural gas to mark -- gas? we have a responsibility to take care of america and americans. that is in our national interest. that is our first responsibility. when there is economic benefit and diplomatic benefit -- strength that comes from x port of energy, this is one of those issues that i continue to ask tom a why has it taken so long? that is a long statement. let me start this conversation. depending on the different programs, it has taken 11 weeks or eight weeks or -- there are different times to get permits. the initial one, it was past approval. it took eight months after the application. 29have had some now that are , 27, 23 months after the application. is this process g
russia that we are serious. two years ago, when we started these conversations, i had different individuals who came to visit my office immediately. the japanese and members of parliament. two years ago. their question was the same. how quickly could beget american natural gas reservoir -- natural gas? how quickly can we get american natural gas to mark -- gas? we have a responsibility to take care of america and americans. that is in our national interest. that is our first responsibility....
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they're always responding to what russia does. they're always doing something that in essence deals with the situation after something bad has already occurred. this legislation is designed to, again, drive an outcome to show the administration that there is a strategic way to deal with this issue. mr. president, let me tell you what this doesn't do. and i was very disappointed to pick up the "wall street journal" this morning and read on the front page that those of us who are concerned, which, by the way, is strongly bipartisan, strongly bipartisan in this senate, concerned about what's happening in ukraine and concerned about the fact that the administration has not done those things with economic sanctions in a more strong way to cause russia to pay a price for what it's doing. but i was very disappointed to pick up the paper and read where the president said those people who want to see military action by the united states in ukraine -- that's not what this bill does. as a matter of fact, mr. president, what this bill does is
they're always responding to what russia does. they're always doing something that in essence deals with the situation after something bad has already occurred. this legislation is designed to, again, drive an outcome to show the administration that there is a strategic way to deal with this issue. mr. president, let me tell you what this doesn't do. and i was very disappointed to pick up the "wall street journal" this morning and read on the front page that those of us who are...
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not sure russia. as well they're not asking for my advice, and it would not give it to them, with a time the poor russian separatists in ukraine can take hostages that only helps the united states in the west. it shows us how, you know, al uncoordinated, and mature, and reactionary those folks are. and i cannot imagine that russia sees that as a positive either. we need to a listen to public opinion, frankly in my view, in order to move changed on the ground. >> on russia i think it is a big deal. at think it is a major change. most of us, and i would not accept -- accept myself had basically in our minds, the cold war is over. we don't have to worry about that anymore. the brazenness of this aggression, similar to tactics we have seen in history. i think it is somewhat startling. and so one conclusion one could draw is that it expands the range of military options for which we have to be prepared. and maybe we thought certain kinds of conflict or in the past and we did not mean that stuff, but maybe
not sure russia. as well they're not asking for my advice, and it would not give it to them, with a time the poor russian separatists in ukraine can take hostages that only helps the united states in the west. it shows us how, you know, al uncoordinated, and mature, and reactionary those folks are. and i cannot imagine that russia sees that as a positive either. we need to a listen to public opinion, frankly in my view, in order to move changed on the ground. >> on russia i think it is a...
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they were kidnapped by a pro -- by pro-russia individuals, a pro-russia group in eastern ukraine. >> what were they doing in eastern ewe rain? you say they're inspectors, of what? >> they were there under the vienna document, all 57 nations that are participating states in the organization for security and cooperation in europe to include russia have agreed to a set of measures that are intended to build confidence among the partners, among the participants. part 1 mechanism of that is our inspections that each -- each participating state is obliged to receive a certain number of inspections every year but they can also offer voluntary inspections. >> so they went over there for inspections of what? >> they were there to inspect ukrainian military installations and deployments but also to -- >> they were kid napped by russian sympathizers? >> correct, sir. ? last question. is europe slow-walking saxes because they're concerned about the fact that many of them are totally dependent on russia for their energy and that russia may then just retaliate? is that one of their concerns about
they were kidnapped by a pro -- by pro-russia individuals, a pro-russia group in eastern ukraine. >> what were they doing in eastern ewe rain? you say they're inspectors, of what? >> they were there under the vienna document, all 57 nations that are participating states in the organization for security and cooperation in europe to include russia have agreed to a set of measures that are intended to build confidence among the partners, among the participants. part 1 mechanism of that...
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-russia nuclear negotiations. islive wednesday morning, it prime ministers question time in the earnest house of commons. you can see it at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> everybody says how do you think these women came from such a very low rent part of the world? as you know, the victorian era was so stratus five. there was the very rich, then the middle class, then the real achievers. the life and times of these women, it was after the civil war. finances were beginning to become major. fisk, rockefeller, jim all of the robber barons out there making a lot of money. and i think it was easy for them because they had been running around with low-rent con artists . ballots go with the big boys. they were beautiful and -- now let's go with the big noise. they were beautiful and they were tough and they were driven. there were driven for both power and individuals. they could have been kept in a fine manner if they wanted. but they were really pushing for their independence and women's independence. so they became
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while diplomacy between the united states and russia continues, no one can ignore that russia's actions in ukraine have violated the very principles upon which cooperation is built. further, as we consider arms control priorities this year, or in any year, we will continue to consult closely with our allies and partners every step of the way. our security and defense, as well as that of our allies and partners, is nonnegotiable. we will only pursue arms control agreements that advance our national interest. during the cold war, washington and moscow found it in our mutual interest to work together to cap and then to begin reducing the number of nuclear weapons in service in reversing the nuclear arms race and improving mutual security and stability. we judged that the new start treaty was in the united state'' national security interest for the same reasons and that is why we continue to implement the new start treaty with russia today. we are now in the fourth year of implementation and despite the crisis in ukraine, we and russia continue to implement the treaty in a businesslike mann
while diplomacy between the united states and russia continues, no one can ignore that russia's actions in ukraine have violated the very principles upon which cooperation is built. further, as we consider arms control priorities this year, or in any year, we will continue to consult closely with our allies and partners every step of the way. our security and defense, as well as that of our allies and partners, is nonnegotiable. we will only pursue arms control agreements that advance our...
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just passed russia as number two. we are going to pass saudi arabia, we are going to be number one. >> there's so much interest in more domestic production, so many more jobs are being created. i think they've run out of workers. i'm not even sure we can build their roads fast enough to help us get this production under way. it is revitalizing the manufacturing base of america. >> i'm adam scott. we're a registered investment advisor and we invest in oil and gas ships on behalf of our clients. so what are the benefits of fracking? well, it's going to save america's youth from the burden of debt built up by their parents and their grandparents. fracking and the energy industries are going to create an additional 3.5 million jobs by 2020. >> but it is not that simple. there are many real concerns of the impact on our environment and these need to be addressed. >> ♪ one day i lit a match and the water caught on fire i thought about a lawsuit then stumbled upon the fact that fracking is exempted from the clean water act
just passed russia as number two. we are going to pass saudi arabia, we are going to be number one. >> there's so much interest in more domestic production, so many more jobs are being created. i think they've run out of workers. i'm not even sure we can build their roads fast enough to help us get this production under way. it is revitalizing the manufacturing base of america. >> i'm adam scott. we're a registered investment advisor and we invest in oil and gas ships on behalf of...
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but what russia's actions in ukraine tell us is that today putin's russia is playing by a different set of rules. and through its occupation of crimea and its subsequent destabilization of eastern ukraine, russia seeks to change the security landscape of east and central europe. so we find ourselves in a defining moment for our transatlantic alliance, and nobody should mistake that. and we are prepared to do what we need to do and to go the distance to uphold that alliance. our strength will come from our unity, and the strength of our alliance always has come from our unity over the course of the 65 years. so together we have to push back against those who want to try to change sovereign borders by force. together we have to support those who simply want to try to live as we do or as others do. i remember being in kiev, and a man came up to me and said, you know, i just came back from australia, and i had to come back here, and i had to be part of this, and i had to work so that people here could live the way i saw people living in australia. in today's era of, you know, mobile devices
but what russia's actions in ukraine tell us is that today putin's russia is playing by a different set of rules. and through its occupation of crimea and its subsequent destabilization of eastern ukraine, russia seeks to change the security landscape of east and central europe. so we find ourselves in a defining moment for our transatlantic alliance, and nobody should mistake that. and we are prepared to do what we need to do and to go the distance to uphold that alliance. our strength will...
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just past russia is number two. we are going to be number one. >> there is so much interest in the master production. so many jobs are being created. i think they going out of work and senator high cap's state. i am not sure we can build the roads fast enough to help get this production underway. it is revitalizing the manufacturing base of america. >> i am a registered investment advisor investing in oil and gas pumps for our clients. what are the benefits of fracking? it is going to save america's youth from the burden of debt buildup by their parents and grandparents. fracking and the energy industries are going to create an additional 2.5 million jobs by 2020. >> but it is not that simple. there are many real concerns on the impact of hydraulic fracturing on our environment need to be addressed. >> ♪ one day i lit a match in the water, fire i thought about a lawsuit and stumbled on the fact that fracking is exempted from the clean water act ♪ working ins hydraulic fracturing are exempt. normally under the cl
just past russia is number two. we are going to be number one. >> there is so much interest in the master production. so many jobs are being created. i think they going out of work and senator high cap's state. i am not sure we can build the roads fast enough to help get this production underway. it is revitalizing the manufacturing base of america. >> i am a registered investment advisor investing in oil and gas pumps for our clients. what are the benefits of fracking? it is going...
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it is clear there are a lot of things we have to reevaluate about russia's foreign-policy and attitudes towards its neighborhoods in toward the world. but i think on this one we have not seen evidence of their reevaluating or evidence of using the nuclear issue as leverage against us on other things. does not mean we should not worry about the possibility. and if indeed that happens, the process will not survive that i think. but let's work on countries acting in their interest. the issue has been to be a player. they have engage with iranians, nuclear cooperation as we know and that times have pulled back or put constraints on the cooperation. they want to be at the table and bf the player -- table. i do not anticipate they will take themselves out of the process to spite us. >> i will book -- go to questions. ring them up to me when you can. a lot of them were asked to me when the palestinian/israeli part of the talk. we have one question here for each panelist. if it were up to you, and i am presuming this relates to israel/palestine, what is the next actionable step? what does one d
it is clear there are a lot of things we have to reevaluate about russia's foreign-policy and attitudes towards its neighborhoods in toward the world. but i think on this one we have not seen evidence of their reevaluating or evidence of using the nuclear issue as leverage against us on other things. does not mean we should not worry about the possibility. and if indeed that happens, the process will not survive that i think. but let's work on countries acting in their interest. the issue has...
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with the challenges that russia is creating. the questions about if congress to move quickly on that but not on employment insurance or these other issues are fair questions. host: the president and nothing this morning that there will be additional sections on russia, announcing them later today. explain to us what we are looking at, as much as you know, and for you, shane, i'm curious as to the response from members of congress. guest: you know, there is, again, different factions within both parties, but the real pushes that they want to send a tin and say this is not ok with the american government. they talked about and eight bill being guaranteed. it looks like a no-win situation in the short term and they are happy to let the president take the lead on these issues. sanctions we can expect to hear more about our additional asset freezes, additional travel bans for so-called cronies of vladimir putin and people close to him and the government. what we will not see at least not yet are what the white house calls rock, massi
with the challenges that russia is creating. the questions about if congress to move quickly on that but not on employment insurance or these other issues are fair questions. host: the president and nothing this morning that there will be additional sections on russia, announcing them later today. explain to us what we are looking at, as much as you know, and for you, shane, i'm curious as to the response from members of congress. guest: you know, there is, again, different factions within both...
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as well as russia. the u.s. foresees nato forces are already given a date, a month, a year, to drawdown from afghanistan. if the arrangement does not because it collapses, the rate is very high at this time -- does the u.s. have a contingency plan? how will they deal with the implications of a failure of the agreement? whoe are many countries feel that we are behind in afghanistan. what do you think you will hear from the administration about it? >> we cannot quite hear you. please wrap up so i can get to one more round. is a good? thank you. >> i will just say that the majority leader made it very clear in all of our meetings that we expect any territorial disputes to be resolved peacefully and in accordance with international rules. and it was very explicit. it was in every meeting. that message that you talked about, applying to all countries, was made very clear. obviously we are now having the runoff for the presidential election. trust that hope and the united states will continue to have a presence after
as well as russia. the u.s. foresees nato forces are already given a date, a month, a year, to drawdown from afghanistan. if the arrangement does not because it collapses, the rate is very high at this time -- does the u.s. have a contingency plan? how will they deal with the implications of a failure of the agreement? whoe are many countries feel that we are behind in afghanistan. what do you think you will hear from the administration about it? >> we cannot quite hear you. please wrap...
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we haven't in any of the disagreements we have had with russia, predating ukraine. i do not see everything that president putin said, but i think the context here is important. >> let's talk about the affordable care act for a minute. how grim was it for you when it became clear to you that all the briefings we had received before the rollout of the health care website were false, because we had been treated to this behind the scenes assessment there may be some glitches but structurally it was sound? you find out it's not. you go for a week saying we are getting our arms around it, but how did you have to adapt to what you knew was probably going to be a month if not longer of pointed questions, criticism, and that you would just have to, as the chief spokesman for the white house, take all that in? >> a couple things. first of all, the briefings turned out to be -- >> less than accurate. [laughter] >> what i think the use of that word suggests is that the people giving the briefings were misleading the press. the people in the briefings believed this was going to
we haven't in any of the disagreements we have had with russia, predating ukraine. i do not see everything that president putin said, but i think the context here is important. >> let's talk about the affordable care act for a minute. how grim was it for you when it became clear to you that all the briefings we had received before the rollout of the health care website were false, because we had been treated to this behind the scenes assessment there may be some glitches but structurally...
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when talks started means, meant something quite different than it does not because it changes with russia and other geopolitical factors. the obama administration has always -- i will open this up to the panel but the obama administration has always said that the value is taking its time to come to the stages it is building international consensus. does consensus matter? to have a consensus in light of everything else? >> i don't think we have seen in practical terms the russian shopping engagement in the p5+1 process or the stance within that process. .. player. they've engaged with iranians as we know and at times, they've also pulled back or put constraints on the cooperation. they want to be at the table. they want to be involved. they want to be seen as the player and i don't anticipate they are going to take themselves out of the process despite us. >> i will go to some questions. if there are questions bring them up to me. these were asked apparently during the palestinian israeli part of our talk. we have one question for each panelist. if it were up to you and i'm presuming this
when talks started means, meant something quite different than it does not because it changes with russia and other geopolitical factors. the obama administration has always -- i will open this up to the panel but the obama administration has always said that the value is taking its time to come to the stages it is building international consensus. does consensus matter? to have a consensus in light of everything else? >> i don't think we have seen in practical terms the russian shopping...
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. >> on the next washington journal foreign policy initiative on as the lead in tensions between russia and ukraine. followed by the keystone excel pipeline. the american petroleum institute joins us. plus some of the day's news and your calls, tweet, and facebook comments live starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> no more discussion on fox news with gabriel sherman, author of the book "the loudest voice in the room". >> you would back to his home town that talked about his brother. i don't thing most of you would know much about this. what was his child of light? well was he doing, what connection, if any, do you make? >> welcome way it is important to point out, he built fox news from his life experience was resonated with me, and i wanted to understand what it was light. i went back to a factory town in northeastern ohio. a factory town in that area. it is central to understanding who he is. born in 1940. he in his parents went to college. the blue-collar job. the bins. his brother -- mother was an ambitious woman. it is interesting to note that at that time this is a woman mem
. >> on the next washington journal foreign policy initiative on as the lead in tensions between russia and ukraine. followed by the keystone excel pipeline. the american petroleum institute joins us. plus some of the day's news and your calls, tweet, and facebook comments live starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> no more discussion on fox news with gabriel sherman, author of the book "the loudest voice in the room". >> you would back to his home town that...